- agony, suffering, excruciation - a state of acute pain
--1 is a kind of pain, hurting
--1 has particulars: throe; Passion, Passion of ChristDerived forms: verb excruciate1, verb excruciate2 - crucifixion, excruciation - the infliction of extremely painful punishment or suffering
--2 is a kind of torture, torturing
Derived form: verb excruciate2